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Haughty eyes and a proud heart
The words "eyes" and "heart" are synecdoches for a person who considers himself better than other people and wants other people to know it. Alternate translation: "People who want others to think that they are better than other people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
Haughty eyes
This is a synecdoche for a person who wants others to know that he thinks he is better than they are. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
proud heart
This is a synecdoche for a person who thinks he is better than others. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
the lamp of the wicked
The things that help the wicked are spoken of as a lamp. Alternate translation: "the things that help a wicked person like a lamp helps to see in the dark" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)